First Sino-Japanese War

The First Sino-Japanese War (1 August 1894–17 April 1895), also called the Qing–Japan War, was a conflict between the Qing dynasty of China and Japan, primarily over the control of Korea. Both the Chinese and European public initially believed that China would defeat Japan, but the modernized Imperial Japanese Army was able to rout poorly-armed, poorly-trained, and demoralized Qing forces. After six months of fighting, the Qing government sued for peace. The war shattered the illusion in China and abroad about the country's dominant position in East Asia and proved Japan to be the rising power.